What a great day! Today is the day the human is supposed to fall!
Sans and me prepared for this months ago, we even have little skit drawn up for the human. I play the naive, slightly sadistic puzzle master and he the lazy, psychotic paedophile. I even put on the outfit we made for the last carnival and Sans will put his on. We spent quite some time working on them back in the day.
We went as Tetsuo and Kaneda. I was of course Tetsuo, as you can easily tell. But Sans, well, he doesn't look good in red, so we changed the main colour of his outfit to blue. It was really fun to run through new home screaming "KANEDAAAAAA!" We even managed to replicate part of their powers! I still have no idea where he got the authentic laser gun from, probably Neal. We used the generator in it to power the electro trap. Ahh, just the thought of the human stumbling through it makes me-
* Goody-two Goody-two Goody Goody-two-shoes
My work mobile is ringing.
I swear...
THIS IS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER GASTER SPEAKING ON HIS DAY OFF, THAT HE REQUESTED, AND GOT APPROVED, MONTHS AGO, AND I HOPE FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR CAREER THAT AT LEAST FIFTY PERCENT OF HAVEN ARE CURRENTLY ON FIRE, FOR YOU TO CALL ME.
* Sir, well... there has been a report concerning your brother.
Oh god, not today, please, I have no nerve for this.
YOU READ THE IOM ABOUT THAT?
* Tuna-fish.
Good.
In case there are reports concerning Sans Gaster as the perpetrator :
1) Make sure they are actually reports and not just suspicion of the witness.
2) If any actual substantial evidence is given or the witness report is reliable and/or their story plausible, send a patrol immediately and inform them that it is an "actual Sans Case" and not another false accusation.
3) Call Deputy Commissioner Papyrus Gaster with details of the report regardless of step 2.
4) When he asks if you read this memo, answer "Tuna-fish"
OKAY, WHAT WAS HE REPORTED FOR THIS TIME?
Awkward silence.
* Actually, it was an actual report.
WHAT?
* Yes, in New Home, new third street seventeen, after a shot was fired, Sans Gaster was witnessed fighting with Ace Spade. Witnesses stated he wielded some sort of heavy duty laser projector and sent a powerful shock through her, she is currently in the New Hospital, being treated for severe burns.
Oh shit, did he really snap?
WAS THAT ALL?
* No, Sir. Constable Hall reported that the dusted remains of Reverend Godon Spade were found in the Shop.
Oh double shit.
ARE THE WHEREABOUTS OF SANS KNOWN?
* I'm sorry sir, but according to witnesses he disappeared in a crack of green fire.
This is troubling.
I WILL VISIT MISS SPADE IN THE HOSPITAL AND QUESTION HER.
* Erm, Sir, she is currently in intensive since there is some kind of unhealing-
I THOUGHT SO, PUT HER IN AN ISOLATED ROOM, I WILL BRING NICE CREAM.
* Sir?
I KNOW WHAT IS CURRENTLY AILING HER.
* And nice cream will heal her?
NO, BUT SHE WILL NEED SOMETHING NICE FOR AFTER IT.
New Hospital, main and only hospital in New Home, staffed to treat three thousand monsters usually only occupied by about about a hundred since we don't get sick. Most of them are fallen down monsters who don't have a family to take care of them, it's sad. The few others are usually victims of near dusting that have to be sewn back together and put on a dairy drip to not dust completely. Some wounds need more time to heal, but luckily New Home is quite peaceful. Unlike other parts... If Sans snapped he'd probably start with the Autumn district, taking the drug dealers and other criminals out... Or just set it on fire. Yeah, cover it with gasoline and light a match. I better put it under lock down. I don't think the local thugs will make a scene.
The main door opens before me. Since my Tetsuo costume would look rather ridiculous on duty I changed into my uniform. A young rabbit monster sits at the reception, probably her voluntary year of social service. I pull out my badge and flash it to her.
GREETINGS, I AM DEPUTY COMMISSIONER PAPYRUS GASTER. I AM HERE FOR MISS ACE SPADE.
* Hello Sir. The poor girl was screaming like hell. She is in the isolation ward in the second floor as per your request.
YOU HAVE MY THANKS, YOUNG MONSTER.
I make my way to the lift, mulling over the facts. Sans has snapped and has gone rogue, his close friend Ace was attacked by him and the Rev was dusted. I know he is not very religious, but going around shooting clergy? That doesn't sound like him. But, well, apparently he did it. ... God, I need a vodka.
The lift opens and I follow the signs to the isolation ward. A few doctors stand in front of it, looking really worried.
Commissioner Gaster?
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, THE PATIENT IS IN THE ROOM?
* Yes, but, we have no idea what is wrong with her. She keeps screaming and crying despite the shallowness of the wounds she has suffered and no matter what kind of food we try, she doesn't heal at all.
I KNOW THE SYMPTOMS. I WILL NOW ENTER THIS ROOM, WHATEVER YOU MAY HEAR, YOU CAN UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES TELL ANYBODY, IN FACT, I'D LIKE YOU ALL TO EVACUATE THE FLOOR.
They looked at me like they wanted to object but then thought better of it. When they all ambled off, I open the door to the sound proof isolation ward and immediately get greeted by wails of pain. I throw my jacket on the coat rack and grab a chair, sitting down next to Ace who calms down considerably.
HELLO ACE.
"Paps! *sob* Oh god, it hurts. *whimper* Why does it hurt?"
YOU KNOW WHY, IT BURNS IN YOUR MIND, DOESN'T IT?
At that she flinches and screams before calming down again.
"I have *sob* no idea what you mean."
DON'T WORRY, I WILL NOT REPORT YOU, I AM HERE TO HELP. JUST TELL ME YOUR SINS.
She starts tearing up, but not from pain. She begins talking about what she did. When she was six and shoved a bully from a house, causing him to break a leg. At seven she put needles in the lunch of a few arseholes that went to her school, to show them how much words can hurt. Many more acts of minor cruelty follow, but when she reaches sixteen years she stops to talk but not to suffer. With a sigh I put my hand on hers.
YOU CAN BE FREE EVEN ABOUT THE THINGS CONCERNING SANS. I KNOW WHAT KIND OF PERSON HE IS DEEP DOWN.
And then she confirmed all the rumours about him, the smiling sociopath. She was his right hand, taking care of the mooks while he put on a show, intimidating gangs and putting a stop to the organized crime in New Home.
"I am so sorry, but he made it seem the right thing, to use our hollow souls to fight the scum of the earth. I believe in him."
I hand her the nice cream which she eats and her shallow wounds start healing, the karma of her deeds dissipating as she came to terms with herself. But that last part.
BELIEVE? NOT BELIEVED?
"Yes, I still trust him."
EVEN AFTER HE HURT YOU SO MUCH?
Her eyes grew hard at that.
"THAT, was not him. Something was possessing him, something bad has taken him over right before my eyes. When he shot dad, he didn't smile. He always smiles. And his eyes... They were shining green."
Then she grabs my arm and draws me closer.
"This wasn't Sans, it was Him, coming to judge us all."
HIM? WHO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
"The Elder God."
I exit the isolation ward and start dialling.
HELLO, ALPHYS? THIS IS PAPYRUS, PLEASE CALL EVERYONE. I THINK JUDGEMENT TIME MIGHT HAVE COME.
I walk down the street, Ace staying at my side. I got her out of the isolation ward after signing that whatever she has is gone and not contagious, which to be honest, I'm surprised they insisted on having. Few New Home-ians actually know that there are rare contagions that affect monsters. But I guess, they never dealt with karmatic damage before.
"Officer Gaster?"
YOU CAN CALL ME PAPYRUS, AFTER ALL YOU AND MY LITTLE BRO ARE FRIENDS.
"Okay... Papyrus? What exactly did Sans use on me?"
I expected that question to come. With a sigh I start explaining.
WELL, YOU KNOW HOW SANS RELIED ON WEAPONS INSTEAD OF MAGIC? MANY THINK IT IS BECAUSE OF HIS LOW STATS. BUT IN FACT, IT IS BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU FELT. HIS MAGIC IS SUFFUSED WITH KARMA.
"Karma? That thing where good things happen to good people and bad things to bad people?"
IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE AND LUCKILY NOT THE SUBJECT OF THIS PARTICULAR LESSON. NO, HIS "KARMA" IS MORE AN INJECTION OF INTROSPECTION, THE SOUL TURNING AGAINST ITSELF FOR DEEDS THAT LINGER IN THE BACK OF THE MIND. AND UNTIL YOU REPENT, THE WOUNDS HE INFLICTS WON'T HEAL.
"But I didn't repent! Some of those asses deserved it!"
OKAY, REPENTING IS NOT THE RIGHT WORD... YOU HAVE TO FACE THE HORRIBLE DEEDS YOU DID, BRINGING TO MIND THE HURT YOU INFLICTED, WHICH THE POISON IN YOUR SYSTEM USUALLY BOOSTS, MAKING YOU MORE EMPATHETIC AND THUS, LESS LIKELY TO ATTACK. AND SO HE MAKES THE ENEMY HURT AND HELPLESS.
"Whoa, that sounds useful. Why doesn't he use it?"
BECAUSE IN HIS EYES, IT'S THE WORST KIND OF PAIN, THAT OF THE SOUL DIRECTLY. HE DOESN'T ATTACK THE BODY AND HARMS YOUR SOUL BY PROXY, HE ATTACKS YOUR SOUL AND HARMS YOUR BODY AS A RESULT. TO USE IT ISN'T JUST SELF DEFENCE, IT IS TORTURE.
At that Ace falls silent, maybe pondering on the implications of him using that, maybe asking herself why he didn't use it on all the scum they got rid of together. I spent little time with her until now, but she never seemed too concerned with others' feelings, except for Sans. Maybe that will change now, karma is a hard thing to just shake off. After a while she starts talking again.
"Where are we off to?"
TO MEET A FEW OF MY FRIENDS.
As if on cue, we arrive at the ante-yard of Asgore's castle. Undyne, still sporting her Guts cosplay, Alphys is dressed as Igor, Mettatton as either Ziggy Stardust or Franknfurter still not sure which one, Asgore as... King Fluffybuns, he is really unimaginative. Only one is missing.
* Howdy Papyrus, you wanted to see us?
* Y-y-yeah, I called everyone just like you asked.
* I am quite curious, what brings us here, darling.
* Now out with it, punk!
YES, THANK YOU FOR COMING, BUT WE'RE STILL MISSING SOMEONE BEFORE I CAN START.
* O-oh, yeah. S-she told me she can't come since the h-human just arrived in the ruins.
SO WE ARE ALREADY A BIT LATE WITH THE HUMAN FALL DAY FESTIVITIES.
* Yeah, thanks to you in part.
* Now, now Undyne. Where is Sans anyway?
ABOUT THAT. ACE, PLEASE TELL THEM WHAT YOU TOLD ME.
She repeats the story of her fathers demise, they were all collected throughout it, but lost their composure once she got to the green eyes.
* That isn't very good...
* Great, just GREAT! GRAR!
* B-b-but, we are under his protection, aren't we not?
* We should be, but this is most troubling indeed. If this truly is judgement day-
I PERSONALLY THINK IT IS AN IMPOSTOR. THE ONE ABOVE US WOULDN'T JUST ARRIVE AND SHOOT HIS HIGH PRIEST IN THE CHEST, AT LEAST NOT THAT SUDDENLY. BUT I DO KNOW THAT HE PROBABLY KIDNAPPED MY BROTHER AND REPLACED HIM.
* And what about the GREEN EYES?
SIMPLE EYE GLAMOURS, IF THEY WANT TO MIME THE ONE ABOVE US, THEN ALL THEY NEED TO DO IS COLOUR THEIR EYES. I'D PUT IT UNDER SOMEONE LIVING OUT A POWER FANTASY IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE SUSPICIOUS TIMING.
* B-b-but S-sans-
COINCIDENCE, I AM SURE. WE SHOULD HURRY WITH THIS WHOLE INCIDENT. NO MATTER WHAT IS GOING ON, WE CAN'T LET A MURDERER RUN AROUND. I WANT THE WHOLE HPD LOOKING FOR INTRUDERS, ESPECIALLY IN THE AUTUMN DISTRICT, OR NO, WAIT, IN THE FABLE DISTRICT, THEY WOULD KNOW WE WOULD LOOK FOR THEM IN AUTUMN. IF WE DO THIS FAST WE MIGHT STAND A CHANCE TO CONTAIN THEM BEFORE IT ESCALATES.
We split into two groups, Mettaton and Asgore go to the MTT-Channel building and try to contain the public damage of a terrorist attack. The rest of us get into my car and start driving towards the city. Commissioner Undyne changes into her uniform, which she wears under her costume, including reinforced vest, Alphys is in the back seat, sweeping the whole underground for any signs of Sans or the impostor and Ace is silently tagging along, probably still overwhelmed by the whole thing. While a broadcast on the emergency channel plays, Alphys furiously types on her PDA.
* Th-that's strange, somebody has locked me out of the core...
* Hello Beauties and Gentlebeauties, We are here with an emergency broadcast reaching all of my beautiful listeners out there. Now, What is it, Asgore darling?
* WHAT? Who can do that?
* To all the monsters in the underground, there might be rumours that the royal Undernet Technician is on a dusting spree, but I want to deny those accusations, none of you would do this. That means that the only conclusion are intruders from beyond. Please stay with you neighbours and report any suspicious people to the Haven Police Department and in case of imminent collateral damage the emergency cut-relays in your homes will activate and sirens will sound. I want to stress that this is not a drill. I repeat, to all monsters in the-
* S-since the core is still r-running but my user p-privileges has been cut only Sans would be able to lock me-
Vines burst from the ceiling descending down on New Home, rocks falling, buildings collapsing as the legendary Last Tree Sprouts from above.
* Paps? I think you can turn on the siren.
We drive towards the Last Tree, weaving through traffic. A few monsters are watching the spectacle, their loved ones in their arms. I can hear some people crying, their friends consoling them. I can even see a few gangs watch it peacefully, some even consoling rivalling gangs. Children, watching curiously at the strange sight and wondering why everyone is so scared. And a few foolhardy, brave or just resigned ones preparing for a last stand. Many here have been through this horror once before, hoping to never see it again. I always prayed my home would become like this. As we near the far edge of the tree, the monsters become more and more scarce. A few running around, looking for trapped or injured monsters. Even in times like this, I always love how people are willing to risk their lives for others, maybe even strangers. It fills me with Determination. As we get near the centre of the whole mess rocks start falling around us, at first sporadically, then more frequent. Alphys is still trying to regain control of the core and Undyne looks worried
* We're getting near the giant Kaiju. Any ideas how we're going to get close to the centre?
EVER SEEN NEON GENESIS EVANGELION?
* Of course, even though I prefer Gurren Lagann, but what does this LOOK OUT!
Time slows down. I kick in first gear and pull the handbrake, drifting around a falling wall, accelerator down hard and going up to ninety kmh, another wall is collapsing, I give it a little correcting push so that it builds a blockade for a rubble avalanche that would come as a consequence of it. I take the corner as tight as I can, using blue magic to prevent us from tipping over and just as I barely cleared the little dam, it breaks. Since the immediate danger is over time accelerates.
YES, ME TOO, BUT I MEAN, THE WHOLE CITY UNDER KAIJU, THE GIANT IS REDUNDANT, THING WITH SOMEONE DRIVING THROUGH IT? REMINDS ME OF THE PILOT WHERE MISATO PICKS UP SHINJI FROM THE TRAIN STATION.
* WHY THE HELL ARE WE TALKING ABOUT ANIME?
* Please calm down Alphys.
* CALM DOWN? PAPYRUS DRIVES MUCH WORSE THAN MISATO!
DEPENDS ON HOW YOU DEFINE 'WORSE' DO YOU THINK SHE WOULD MANAGED THAT MANOEUVRE?
* Er... W-well, that is hard to say, I'd have to analyse- THAT IS NOT THE POINT!
AND THAT IS WHY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ANIME, TO CALM DOWN AND STAY FOCUSED ON THE SITUATION.
We continue to blast down the main road, talking about anime and occasionally I'm forced to dodge some debris raining down. Undyne is on the radio, talking to the closest officer to the epicentre, Constable Peter Salt.
* Report?
* Yes ma'am, we're closing in on fourth and eleventh, the vines become more concentrated around there.
* I-isn't that where the church is?
YES, WHOEVER IS DOING THIS, KNOWS THE CITY.
* You two, a bit quieter please. Anything else?
* Not really ma'am, we just have to look out for the rocks and oh god!
* What is it?
* Ma'am, there seems to be a giant screen connected to the vines! It seems to be talking but I don't understand what exactly it's say-
* (BOOM)
* Officer Salt? OFFICER SALT?
* I'm (cough) still not dust, but the car got totalled. The screen just started attacking something tiny and a few stray RPGs flew into my vicinity. I can't make out what exactly it is aiming at, but it is fast.
* Roger that, you should evacuate to a safe distance as soon as possible.
* Roger, I'll look for civilians in need of assistance on the way, over and out.
Undyne hangs up and I accelerate even more. It has been a few minutes since we last saw another monster. As we get within ten blocks of the centre we spot the screen hanging from the sky for the first time. A grotesque visage is visible on it. Thorny vines shoot from the ceiling, the inner city is under a hail of bombs, flamethrowers shower the city in red fire, giant hands fire missiles, green blades rain down, everything is aiming for a target that I can barely make out. Something speeds towards us and I hit the breaks hard. Luckily everyone is wearing their safety belts as the missile impacts before us. Undyne is looking shocked but unharmed, so I turn back to check on Ace and Alphys.
ARE YOU ALRIGHT?
* Yes, I think so.
Ace, who remained silent throughout the whole journey begins to crack.
"No. Not really. This can't be real. My dad can't be dead, Sans would never shoot him or hurt me. And this... this is the last Straw! THERE CAN'T BE ELDERS AND GODS LOCKED IN COMBAT HERE! THEY AREN'T REAL! THERE AREN'T ANY GODS!"
She falters and begins sobbing.
"No, there can't be, or they'd have protected mum..."
Alphys puts an arm around her and tries to calm her. Undyne looks lost, she isn't good with comforting people. Neither am I. But I know what I have to say.
ACE, THERE ARE NO GODS. NOWHERE IN EXISTENCE DO REAL GODS EXIST, ONLY SOMETHING HOLLOW THAT PLAY WITH THE LIFE OF THE INNOCENT, AMUSING ITSELF BY WATCHING PEOPLE SUFFER. EXCEPT FOR ONE, THE ONE WHO OPPOSES THAT THING. THAT IS THE REASON SANS ONLY BELIEVES IN THE ELDER GREEN EYED.
Ace looks up at that, hearing His title, the title of the patron her father revered and worshipped.
WELL, BELIEVES IS NOT THE RIGHT WORD, MORE, ADMIRES. BECAUSE THE GREEN EYED DID ONE THING THAT MY BROTHER ALWAYS WANTED TO DO.
I have to smile at the childish goals of my brother.
HE DECLARED WAR ON THAT WHICH ROTS THE WHOLE.
We abandoned the car and walk the last few blocks on foot since I suspect that the missiles are targeting fast moving objects and just as I expected, there have been no further attacks on us. Alphys is currently hiding in a nearby emergency access port, still trying to regain control of the core while Ace has accompanies us and Undyne made her honorary Constable and gave her a GVC-ES mk3 combat knife, the best non-military knife that exists, and a reinforced vest that can withstand magic attacks up to 7kDT. I can now make out a monster wearing a black coat... Sanses coat? Yeah, whoever that is, he abducted my brother and now attacks the city. But for what reason? We sneak closer and closer, trying to avoid drawing attention to us, but the black clad monster spots us. Just then my mobile goes off, which I set silent the moment we left the car, and I hear a low droning. We hide behind a wall while I check who it is.. Caller ID shows Alphys so I pick up and try to make it short.
WE WERE JUST SPOTTED, MAKE IT QUICK.
* J-just now someone hijacked the emergency broadcasting system, Sans is on it with green glowing eyes, here, I put you on speaker.
* greetings mon-
"Fried tacos are delicious, you make them twi-"
* shit, wrong file.
One winged angel from FF7 starts playing instead.
* greetings monsters, i am the one you refer to as the elder god. in order to show proof of this, i will now unmake the last tree.
I peek around the corner up to the building where whoever it is, is currently standing. The last tree stopped thrashing a little while ago, simultaneously with the droning, the suddenly something like a ripping sound echoes through the city and the vines retract. I spot the six human souls shooting into the distance and see something yellow falling down. It looks like a... flower?
My mind starts racing. I build stairs out of bones on the side of the ruined building and sprint up towards the sixth floor, jumping off the last bone, catching the flower in the air and landing through a window that has lost its glass pane. In my arms I hold a barely conscious Flowey. He looks at me, tears in his eyes.
* I-i couldn't st-stop it. Whatever took our brothers, it's s-so powerful. I c-couldn't... I-it ripped the human souls out of me with... (cough) Shit. Please, take me upstairs with you, I need to stop it...
With that he falls still. His wounds are deep and he is millimetres away from dusting. He nearly died trying to save us all, going beyond reasonable. He broke so many laws with what he did, and I can see that he even tried to protect civilians by making the missiles speed seeking and forcing whoever took our brothers, Chara and Sans, to be fast. This flower is not a coward. He is a hero, kind-hearted and benevolent... You must come from far away and have followed him to here. If we get out of this alive, little flowery friend, I owe you an apology. I gently put him down and walk to the window.
I can't make out the others but can hear faint sounds of a struggle. A television lies on the floor which I quickly plug in and turn on. Displayed is that impostor playing with Undyne and Ace. Dy, who's not just a tough fighter, she also has a sharp mind, dodges and dances, summons spears and uses her gun gracefully while helping Ace out, who jumps around the roof and tries to cut the impostor down. But all he does is grin and read their movements, dodging minimally, he did not launch one blow yet. I carefully construct some steppingbones to help me ascend and then return to watch the television, waiting for a good moment for a surprise attack.
The fight goes nowhere for a few seconds, no openings, nothing. Whoever it is, he is good, I fear too good. Suddenly Ace makes a blunder and stumbles, he grabs her throat with one hand, the other one ready to snap and I can see where this is going. I accelerate and sprint to the window, jumping from bone to bone until I reach the roof. Only the fraction of a second has passed, Undyne's eyes begin to widen in surprise, Ace still in shock, 'Sans' is about to summon a blaster and I am ready to blue him. The blaster he summons is pointed at me, not Ace, so I have to dodge it. He knew I'd be here, that is remarkable! He pulls ace close, almost touching her face with his. Undyne and me try a two prong attack, we jump, I get blued, as was expected, but he can only blue one of us and doesn't have magic that could possibly stun- electric bolts strike into her, leaving her convulsing on the floor. Another one arcs in my direction, ready to blow my light out and makes contact. I fall on the ground.
I play unconscious on the ground. I used a magic attack to ground the bolt in the last moment, saving me, but fatiguing me tremendously. I did not expect that, at all. Playing knocked out will give me some time to regain my strength. 'Sans' is still holding Ace at her throat if you interpret the choking sounds like that.
* i'll be back after a quick break, don't go nowhere underground!
I can hear a few dull cracks followed by the thud of a body on the ground.
"What did you arsehole do to Sans?"
* tut tut, that is not the proper way for a young lady to behave, but maybe i'm at fault here, you don't have a chair.
"Fuck you."
* you should be grateful i just gag you instead of sewing your mouth shut.
* now stop- no teeth! and stop drooling on me!
Ace's complaining gets muffled, presumably by a piece of cloth. I wait for a good moment to ambush him, my strength slowly returning. I can hear something faint, like the strumming of a guitar, I think I know that sound. She is probably setting up a trap, better wait for it to snap shut. A subjective eternity later I can hear a twang and 'Sans' is tied up in purple strings. Muffet ascends the air on the back of Muffin, climbing op a barely visible spider net she has spun between the skyscrapers.
* You know, my boyfriend would have dodged it, so tell me, who are you?
My mind speeds up, with a single shove of blue magic I push Ace, cutting her arms free from the string she is tied up in by angling her on Undyne's knife, both colliding and falling from the roof. Ace should be able to warp them to the ground. I push myself up and jump towards Muffet, tackling her from Muffin just in time. A bolt of electricity descending from the sky hits him square in the head, causing him to fall motionless. We land on the roof of a nearby building, battered but not too badly. Muffet looks at me surprised.
* Papyrus! I thought he knocked you out!
JUST FEIGNING IT UNTIL I COULD GET THE JUMP ON HIM, OR IN THIS CASE YOU. I'D HAVE WARNED YOU ABOUT THE ELECTRICITY, BUT I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE THE CHANCE.
I gently put her down and we both look at 'Sans'. He chuckles, still wrapped in string, seeming relaxed.
* now that the last two actual challenges are here, let the games begin!
With a flash he has burned through the strings and stands there with his arms open, a knife in his hand. Muffet draws her little peashooter while I draw my service weapon. I wish my brother was here. He'd probably spout some silly one-liner about killing a god.
* SHIT! arm on fire! ARM ON FIRE
I FACE HIM HEAD ON, YOU FLANK HIM. READY? GO!
My mind speeds up and I can sense that Muffet does the same. We need to work together here. I fire a bullet from the hip, quick and most people would barely register me even firing it. 'Sans' uses a shortcut to sidestep it. Reaction time on par with us, this isn't good. We jump down, using the strings woven between the buildings to navigate through the air. Muffet runs to the right, I directly to him. He waves his hands and I switch strings just as my old foothold is electrified. Blasters line up behind him and aim down a few strings, another electrical charge races down the one I stand on. The blaster are aimed down the paths that I could evade to, except for one, which is obviously a trap, but aside from letting myself fall, I don't have any real alternatives. So now is do or die time.
I jump on one of the strings the blasters are aiming down, being hit by it. I've never felt it before, he never attacked me, but I do hope it works. I can feel the energy hurting me but I can also feel the karma flow into me. Making me face everything I did, but it doesn't work. Allowing it to penetrate deep into my soul, it changes nothing. I already feel terrible for all that, no magic to force me to be introspective, since I already am. I do horrible things to living, feeling creatures and I know that, but if I did nothing, I'd be just as terrible, not helping those in need because I couldn't face the consequences.
The blast slowly dissipates around me, passing without having truly touched me. I wasn't sure that it would work, that I might be even more rotten than I thought, but it seems I am just as terrible as I think. 'Sans' is looking confused at me and Muffet takes a shot at him but it misses. Icicles sprung from the ground and deflected it. We all stand there in silence for a few precious moments, rethinking our plans. I initially thought that the lightning was some kind of trick he pulled of, maybe using high voltage cables. But summoning ice can't be done so easily.
* you know, that's cheating, you're not supposed to be unfazed by that.
* but as a great mind once said, cheating is only what losers call skill, so, my turn.
'Sans' channels more magic and unleashes another attack, a torrent of liquid fire springs forth and sprays in my vague direction. It isn't aimed but rather an area denial, though a bit splashes on me, burning me pretty intensely. I notice that the strings are burning up almost too late and nearly fall before making a long jump into the building. With the fire still raining outside I decide to take the elevator shaft, but he will probably know that, since it is my only way up that isn't suicidal. Shielding myself from the attack that doesn't happen I arrive at the top. Muffet is panting heavily, reloading her gun while 'Sans' looks impatient.
* finally! first you attack during the commercials and then you let me wait! now, take a breather and make it look good.
* greetings again underground, i welcome you to the final demonstration of my power. these two-
Muffet fires a shot at 'Sans' while he monologues. I didn't see him move to her, but after she fired the shot he stands at her back, holding a knife at her throat.
* please don't interrupt my monologue, it's not good for your- WHAT DID I JUST SAY?!
I rushed him while he made his second monologue, but somehow he stands at the side.
* you know what?
Suddenly it rains brimstone, the temperature becomes sweltering within seconds and 'Sans' is surrounded by a green, fiery aura. He holds up a knife with a black blade that doesn't gleam. This isn't some fancy thing, that one has 'Elder' written all over it.
* screw the whole act, you two, me, we're going to end this right now.
A low current runs through my bones and my body gets paralysed. He shortcuts behind the both of us, his blade inflicting little cuts all over my body, making it ache and forcing me on my knees. Muffet collapses next to me while 'Sans'' back is still turned to us.
* don't get up again, for your own good. i am tired of this whole thing, wreaking chaos is just boring and you two are pathetic.
I think I can hear a slight tremble in his voice.
* i am done with this world.
But now even I am certain, that there isn't my brother, that is the Elder Green Eyed. A door inscribed with elder runes appears in front of him, opening to reveal a grand chamber behind it, connecting to His temple. With my last strength I get up.
* i told you.
WHERE IS MY BROTHER?
At that He pauses and turns around, green tears running down his face
* down the deep end.
With that he walks through the door
Thanks to friends and family for supporting us. And █████TALE TEAM thanks you, the player, from the bottom of our hearts. Without you, all of this would be impossible. Good night.